Originally Posted by
MichaelMcNamara
My biggest concern after last nights game isnt the loss, its that almost all these guys look better without each other. Zion didnt really get going until BI left. CJ stunk until everyone was out.
I like all the guys individually, but to win a title, I think your best guys have to make your other best guys better and I just dont see how this happens with this core. I think there is too much overlap, and when that overlap is THIS talented, that is great and will lead to a lot of wins. But their regular season advantage of being able to stagger and always have a good scorer on the court gets minimized in the postseason when rotations go down and top guys play way more minutes.
I think, eventually, they will have to identify a 3rd that is just a perfect fit with Zion and Ingram. And I still dont know exactly what that is yet. We know he has to be great on D, but do you want another secondary creator or a primary creator or a catch and shoot guy? A wing, a lightning bug guard, a center? Like, if I could have anyone in the league, I think I would take healthy Embiid or Jokic over Curry. I know I wouldnt take a slow, iso heavy guy like Kawhi over everyone else. Or a guy who has to have the ball in his hand like Luka. It would be one of those 3, I think. Curry's dont exist, and the 90% form of them hurts as much on D as they help on O. For an all time player, I would take a Pippen I think
I dont know, but that was my takeaway last night is these guys almost always seemingly play better without each other. Or even when Jonas was cooking the other night, it was on post ups and offensive rebounds. Its not like someone was setting him up, making him better. I just dont get the sense that the sum will be as great as its parts come postseason.